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Back o' Cairns - Trekking the Cape York Peninsula by Ion Idriess; Tom Thompson (Designed by, Editor, (various roles))
Category: Non-Fiction
In this book, Ion Idriess reflects on his life prospecting in far North Queensland from 1912 to 1914, and coincided with his earliest writing as "Gouger" for the Bulletin. In Back of Cairns, Jack gives the reader a picture of what life was like when the peninsula jungle was falling under the settler's a ...Show more
Cattle King by Ion L. Idriess
Category: Audio | Series: Boyer Lectures
Sir Sidney Kidman's remarkable life story is vividly revealed in this radio dramatisation which explores in detail the times in which he lived, and brings us closer to the heart, mind and soul of this enterprising man. He created a mighty cattle empire of more than a hundred stations, sighting droughts, ...Show more
Drums of Mer by Ion Idriess
Category: History
Set around the Torres Strait in the mid-1800s, Ion Idriess tells the story of the lives and mythologies of the local people, depicting the fate of Europeans shipwrecked among the islands.
Flynn of the Inland by ION IDRIESS
Category: Australiana | Series: Imprint lives
The story of John Flynn, famous pioneer of the Australian Inland Mission, and his struggle to ease the isolation of the people of the outback. He oversaw the development of transport and communication systems, the building of Bush hospitals and the establishment of the Flying Doctor services.
Flynn of the Inland and the Royal Flying Doctor Service by Ion Idriess
Category: Australiana
The extraordinary story of a classic Australian pioneer - told by Australia's 'Boswell of the Bush', Ion Idriess. Almost single-handedly John Flynn of the Australian Inland Mission brought to the outback the Flying Doctor Service and the Bush Hospitals. His magnificent vision, formed as he travelled on ...Show more
Forty Fathoms Deep - Pearl Divers and Sea Rovers in Australian Seas by Ion Idriess
Category: Australiana
Pearl divers & sea rovers in Australian seas. Mr. Idriess reveals to the reader the technique of pearling with him, the reader boards the lugger for the pearling grounds, makes the acquaintance of the skipper and crew, dons the diving dress and descends to the sea floor, sees the wonders of a new a ...Show more
Gold-Dust and Ashes - The Romantic Story of the New Guinea Goldfields by Ion Idriess
Category: Non-Fiction
The Romantic Story of the New Guinea Goldfields.His latest book is really the romance of the Edie Creek and Bulolo diggings, situated inland from Salamau; and with the discovery of the field are associated the names of diggers as "Shark Eye Bill" (William Park), Matt Crowe, Jim Preston, Arthur Dowling, ...Show more